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Re: Aftermarket ECU legalities

Wed, 08 June 2005 04:58

fatmr2 wrote on Wed, 08 June 2005 14:43

Engineer's

Whats that? Laughing

My car was never done and i never had any problems with anyone Rolling Eyes

sorry to say mate but u dont know what sort of risk ur running

the government has to (by the rights conferred in the constitution) setup an independent funding scheme that covers Australian citizens in the event that a life is lost or someone is severely or even remotely injured. this is called the nominal defendant trust fund

now let me explain it like this, when litlle barry with his illegally modified turbo rolla takes off wheelspinning from harry's pies, and an old, drunk bloke is crossing the road near the pub where the pedestrian crossing is, and barry doesnt see the red light cos he's too busy double clutching, and hits the man crossing the road, police come

now when police come, they call the ambulance for the old man

then they make a report - it is found that it was barry's fault.

Now everything is cool cos he will get fined and probably do a bit of time for neg driving or whatever but point of the matter is, it comes down to who will pay the old guy's medical bills and compensation.

now obviously barry has CTP green slip - which is to cover him for things like this occurring

but the insurance company, seeing how much of a punk barry is, is gonna look for things to prove against barry to disclaim liability for paying the compo to the old guy barry hit.

so the first thing they do is try to pin it against him for neg driving - now under the laws unless he intended to deliberately hit the old guy with the knowledge that he will die or get injured, then they cant pin him for this - so they fail on that cos its proven that he didnt have that inention.

so what now, ok , "looks like barry has an exhaust on the back of his car" says the insurance inspector, lets look for other mods done, cos surely barry wouldnt be fully sik if he had just the exhaust on its own

so he opens up the bonnet and see's mr garret smiling at him, and sir turbonetics having a cigarette with mr enforcer, so he asks them for more info, and they do the runner

so looknig for more answers, the insurance inspector finds that this is registered as a n/a 1.6l 4ac1 carby - uh oh

so now the insurance company has reason to show why barry is not covered by his CTP green slip anymore, referring to clause such and such which stipulates that the cover is conditional upon the car remaining in a compliant state with the pink slip and any other applicable motor vehicle laws - and they bring mr garrett and sir turbonetics to court as witnesses against this

so now, the plaintiff (old guy), has sued the insurance co, the insurance co has counter claimed against barry, and the judge will call for a new hearing for barry and the old guy - so barry has no money or assets cos all his money has gone on the rolla - so the shifty solicitor calls for the nominal defendant to be used as his client is broke

so u know what that means, johnny howard and pete costello will now draw a bank cheque from the RBA In favour of Barry to the value of 1.5 million dollars, all thanks to barry

Cheers barry!! - youve just f^&%ed it for everyone else

so you see why they dont want little hoons driving uncomplianced cars?? - if cars were engineered or legal in some way, insurance companies cant get out of paying, which is a win win for the government cos they dont have to pay out of their pocket, and they will collect more tax from the insurance co due to its continued standing

so this is where law makers intervene and make all these laws against modifying - cos the government sure does not like forking out money from its own pocket for little barry's and the like

also, this ruins a driver's life - YOU WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THIS PREDICAMENT !! DEFINITELY NOT WORTH THE SAVING OF WHAT - 500 DOLLARS TO A GRAND WORTH OF COMPLIANCE ISSUES !!!

make sense??

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